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Alan H
@alan678.bsky.social
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Love photography, a few photos actually published. 😁 All photos ( excluding reposts) posted by me belong to me. This is an inclusive of all friendly place. Host #BirdOfTheDay with Rob. #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member
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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 1h
So it’s not my day to host but I’m going through some captures now to help my pal Rob out. Hope you all are having a great day so far. Saw this guy today. Have no idea why he decided to land on this particular tree stump near me. 🤷‍♂️🤥 #BirdOfTheDay #StareDown
Close-up of a Eurasian jay standing on a dark mossy tree stump, facing the camera with an alert, direct gaze. Its warm brown body contrasts with the distinctive blue-and-black barred patch on its wing. Several peanuts and small seeds lie on the ground in front of its pale pink feet, while the background fades into a deep, blurred green.
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ericmeeks.bsky.social
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StareDown a sexy wood stork #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StareDown a sexy wood stork #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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richarddmiller.bsky.social
Look deep into my eyes…

#BirdOfTheDay
#Staredown
#birds
A brown and white yellow rumped warbler crouched down on a limb next to some white buds staring straight into the camera.
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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spicuzza-art.bsky.social
A disapproving stare from a juvenile red-shouldered #hawk caught grooming. Sorry for intruding!

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #EastCoastKin #birds #photography
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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julielfrost.bsky.social
Who does the #StareDown better: the Northern mockingbird or Florida scrub jay? @robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is birds looking right at you.
#Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Florida #Photography
A headshot of a Northern mockingbird staring directly into the lens. A headshot of a Florida scrub jay staring directly into the lens.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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gsbio49.bsky.social
Pileated Woodpecker stare down, Kentucky

#BirdOfTheDay
#Staredown
#birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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kateboycemiles.bsky.social
Just finished (9th Feb2026) 'Goldfinch On Berberis Twig.' Height: 19cm, width: 27cm. #Watercolour on Arches paper. I think it might be suitable for #BirdOfTheDay for #StareDown as it has turned its head to look at me. #art #artists #painting #goldfinch #bird #birds 🪶 #BirdLife #BirdsSeen2026
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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frazeology.com
Curious Finch

This male House Finch seemed captivated but unafraid as we engaged in a friendly #staredown.

Are birds as curious about my body language as I am about theirs? Probably not. I think sometimes they see their own reflection in my long lens.

#birds #BirdoftheDay #photography
Curious Finch This male House Finch seemed captivated but unafraid as we engaged in a friendly #staredown. Are birds as curious about my body language as I am about theirs? Probably not. I think sometimes they see their own reflection in my long lens. #birds #BirdoftheDay #photography
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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simmcewen.bsky.social
Glaucous-winged gull happily digging in the mud on the shore of the Salish Sea. #birdoftheday #gulls #PNW #photography #nature #birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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eddiephotos.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay A Male Dartford Warbler popped up from within the gorse bushes from our local heathland.
#BirdOfTheDay A Male Dartford Warbler popped up from within the gorse bushes from our local heathland.
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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lousyphotos.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown

Back yard #Birds I photographed during a snow flurry with a new (to me) ancient Nikon 500mm f/4 on my Canon R5

Dark-eyed Juncos and Mourning Dove

#BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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paulawaldron.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay is this Common Grackle giving us the stink eye. #StareDown #Birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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birdfan.bsky.social
This is a red-crested cardinal from Maui (12/25). S/he has definitely noticed me trying to be inconspicuous in the short grass! 😂
#BirdoftheDay #StareDown 🪶
A bird with a red head and v-neck looks directly at viewer while s/he forages on the ground amongst grasses and clover. The rest of the chest and abdomen is a clean white, and the back and wings are a dark gray.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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reddfrogg.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #staredown a mottled duck is skeptical. #birds #look #Stare #duckbill
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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lorichirp.bsky.social
Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social has said today's
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, birds looking right at you, the Alt theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do.

#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin

This male Northern Shoveler won the stare down!
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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infinite8horizon.com
@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown

lorikeet, kookaburra, currawong, kookaburra
#photography #birds #attention #gift #EastCoastKin
Rainbow lorikeet staring at me Kookaburra keeping an eye on me Currawong watching me carefully Kookaburra staring directly at me
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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mikoxford.bsky.social
OK, here is a legit bird-based #staredown for today’s #BirdOfTheDay.

This #RuddyTurnstone boldly marched toward me as I approached the boat launch.

We maintained a respectable distance and agreed to return to our respective activities.

#birds
#birding
#naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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beasleycl.bsky.social
An American goldfinch giving me the #StareDown along with #borb vibes.
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds 🪶
Yellow bird with black wings and cap looking directly into camera.
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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jglass8.bsky.social
Hello.
I see you.

#BirdOfTheDay #StareDown #Gulls
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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they-live-among-us.bsky.social
#birdoftheday #staredown
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds
#raptors #eastcoastkin
A red-shouldered hawk perches on a branch with one foot lifted. It is prominently displayed in the frame, and looking directly at the camera. Its chest feathers are a vibrant orange. Its heads brown. Its wings are dark brown and white striped/speckled, with bright red strips of coloring on its shoulders. The photo was taken at sunset, but the light is largely diffused by clouds.
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
“The journey itself is my home.”
— Bashō
A dirt road runs straight toward a line of low winter hills. Dry grasses and bare trees frame the path.
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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keepoffthegrass.bsky.social
Happy monday!
Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Today's #birdoftheday theme is a good one: #staredown!

Such as what this red tail hawk was doing in my backyard....

Barrie, Ontario

#photography #nature #eastcoastkin #birds #birdsofprey #hawk #wildlife #photographersofbluesky
Red tail hawk staredown in front of shed
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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irishlisa.bsky.social
challenge accepted!
you said just my tippy toes?
there - almost got it...

#Emoetry #Challenged #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #WildlifePhotography #Birds #Birding #BlueJay #EastCoastKin #BackyardBirding #BirdOfTheDay #ImageAndVerse #Haiga
On a winter morning, a Blue jay takes off from the peanut-covered railing, wings flared, toes extended and still touching, snowy trees behind.
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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mikoxford.bsky.social
OK. I know. This, technically, is not a bird.

But the quality of the stare-down should count for something, right?

#staredown
#BirdOfTheDay
#alligator
#gator
#naturephotography
#EastCoastKin
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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jon5cents.bsky.social
🪶 Black-bellied hummingbird for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #StareDown, birds looking right at you, as chosen by Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social. #birds #photography #CostaRica
A hummingbird on the end of a little branch has its body facing our left, but its head turned toward the camera. It has a dark belly and head, with green on its back and a bit of orange at the top of the wing.
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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simmcewen.bsky.social
This little Anna’s hummingbird is not sure what she thinks of me. #StareDown #birdoftheday #hummingbird #photography #birds
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM